4 Ngako wamnika Bilha, sisebenti sakhe, kutsi abe ngumkakhe. Jakobe wangena kuBilha, walala naye.
Sarayi watsi ku-Abrama: “Ase ubuke, Simakadze ungimile intalo. Ngena kulesisebenti sami, mhlawumbe ngitawutfola ngaso bantfwana.” Abrama walilalela livi laSarayi.
Ngako-ke wase utsi ku-Abrahama: “Sicoshe lesigcilikati nalendvodzana yaso, ngobe indvodzana yalesigcilikati akufanele ibe yindlalifa kanye nendvodzana yami Isaka.”
Ngetulu kwaloko umfati lomunye waNahori lekwakutsiwa nguRewuma watala boTheba, naGahamu, naThahashi, naMakha.
Abrahama watsatsa lomunye umfati, lekwakunguKethura.
Kodvwa emadvodzana alabanye bafati bakhe wabapha tipho, watsi asaphila nje wawasusa kulendvodzana yakhe Isaka, wawabhekisa ngasemphumalanga nelive.
Labani wakhipha Bilha labesisebenti sakhe kutsi atewuba sisebenti saRakheli.
Bilha wakhulelwa, watalela Jakobe indvodzana.
Tincekukati nebantfwabato, bahamba embili, kwalandzela Leya nebantfwabakhe, kwagcina Rakheli naJosefa.
Israyeli asahleti kuleyo ndzawo, Rubeni walala nenina lomncane, Bhilha, lomunye webafati beyise. Israyeli wakuva loko. Asawonkhe emadvodzana aJakobe abelishumi namabili.
Lawo-ke kwakungemadvodzana aBilha, Labani lamnika Rakheli, indvodzakati yakhe. Sebabonkhe kwakubantfu labasikhombisa.
“Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Ngitakwehlisela inhlekelele letawuvela emndenini wakho. Ngitawutsatsa bafati bakho ubuka, ngibanike lowo lohlobene nawe, alale nabo emini kubuka wonkhe umuntfu.